Delayed Payments, Denied Care: The Medicaid Issue Impacting Hospice Patients
Imagine providing compassionate end-of-life care, only to be left footing the bill for essential services—again and again. Across California and beyond, hospices are struggling with a Medicaid reimbursement crisis that threatens patient access, strains resources, and puts providers in financial jeopardy. How did we get here, and what can be done to fix it?
Medicare Task Force Disbanded and What That Means For Equality in Healthcare
The Medicare health equity panel that was reviewing Medicare and Medicaid was disbanded. This panel was intended to identify and reduce disparities in health care based on race and gender identity.
Quick Explanation
Trump directed the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to disband the panel.
Researchers warned that the panel's work could be hindered by the broadness of the panel's orders.
Trump said that Medicare and Medicaid would not be affected by the orders. However, he endorsed a GOP budget proposal that would reduce Medicaid funding.